Question 1

Social remembering interviewing (in witness interviewing) involves:
A) Encouraging the subject to express feelings
B) Interviewing the subject's family relation
C) Interviewing the subject's friends to determine accuracy
D) Interviewing the subjects in dyads or groups

Accepted Answer

In social remembering interviewing, the subject is interviewed in dyads or groups. This technique helps to stimulate the retrieval of memories by facilitating mutual reminiscing and sharing of information. It also helps to verify details and enhances the quality of information obtained. Encouraging the subject to express feelings (choice A) is a technique used in cognitive interviewing. Interviewing the subject's family relation (choice B) may be relevant in some cases, but it is not specific to social remembering interviewing. Similarly, interviewing the subject's friends to determine accuracy (choice C) may be relevant in some cases, but it is not specific to social remembering interviewing.

Question 2

Physicians often want objective data about a patient's condition. The patient often gives the information in this way.
A) With too much extra information
B) Indirectly
C) Verbosely
D) Vaguely

Accepted Answer

Patients often have difficulty expressing their symptoms clearly and may use vague language or descriptions that can be open to interpretation. This can make it challenging for physicians to make an accurate diagnosis and develop an effective treatment plan.

Question 3

Often, even the most verbose patients will become:
A) Shy
B) Overly talkative
C) Evasive
D) Inarticulate

Accepted Answer

When patients are in unfamiliar or uncomfortable situations, they may become shy or hesitant to speak openly. This may be particularly true when discussing sensitive or personal topics. Therefore, option A, shy, is the most appropriate choice. The other options may be applicable in certain situations, but they are not as common as shyness.

Question 4

Medical interviews are used to gather information, build a relationship, and:
A) Make an assessment
B) Gather financial information
C) Get a family history
D) None of these

Accepted Answer

Medical interviews are often used to make an assessment of a patient's physical and mental health, as well as to develop an appropriate treatment plan. While financial information and family history may also be discussed during a medical interview, the primary purpose is to gather information for assessment and treatment.

Question 5

An Attorney may do any of the following in preparing a witness, EXCEPT:
A) Paying him/her
B) Telling him/her how to dress
C) Telling him/her how to phrase an answer
D) Lying to him/her

Accepted Answer

Lying to a witness is unethical and can result in serious consequences for both the attorney and the witness. The other options, such as paying the witness, advising them on how to dress, and guiding them on how to phrase their answers, are all acceptable and common practices in witness preparation.

Question 6

When an attorney interviews their own witness on a stand it is this type of testimony.
A) Cross-examination
B) Selective examination
C) Credibility building
D) Direct examination

Accepted Answer

Direct examination is when an attorney questions their own witness on the stand. Cross-examination is when the opposing counsel questions the witness, selective examination is not a recognized term in legal proceedings, and while credibility may be built through direct examination, it is not the specific type of testimony being referred to.

Question 7

"Voir dire"" is:
A) Jury deliberation
B) Jury tampering
C) Jury selection
D) Jury manipulation

Accepted Answer

Voir dire is the process of jury selection in which potential jurors are questioned and potentially excluded from serving on a trial. It is not related to jury deliberation, tampering, or manipulation.

Question 8

Depositions are:
A) Interviews with potential witnesses
B) Part of the court record
C) Off the record testimony
D) Informal meeting of opposing witnesses

Accepted Answer

Depositions are part of the court record and consist of sworn testimony given by witnesses under oath. They are usually conducted outside of the courtroom and are used as evidence in a trial or other legal proceeding. Depositions are not off the record or informal meetings, nor are they interviews with potential witnesses.

Question 9

The ""Selectivity Hypothesis"" suggests that people often misremember things because of selective attention, selective retention, and selective:
A) Recall
B) Exposure
C) Memorization
D) Notation

Accepted Answer

The Selectivity Hypothesis suggests that people selectively attend to certain aspects of a situation or event, and selectively retain and memorize some of this information. This can lead to errors in recall, as people may remember only some details while forgetting others, or may recall information that was not actually present in the original event due to the influence of their expectations or beliefs. Therefore, the best choice is A, selective recall, as this is a key aspect of the Selectivity Hypothesis.

Question 10

When answering questions, guilty people tend to be:
A) Specific
B) Overly helpful
C) Anxious
D) General

Accepted Answer

Guilty people often provide vague or general answers to avoid giving details that could incriminate them.

Question 11

Police sometimes get a suspect to talk about anything, just to loosen them up and establish rapport. This is what kind of technique
A) Nonverbal
B) Deceptive
C) Columboing
D) Verbal

Accepted Answer

The technique described involves the use of verbal communication to establish rapport and loosen up the suspect.

Question 12

During 911 calls, it has been found that callers have trouble answering these types of questions.
A) Open-ended
B) Leading
C) Polite
D) Double-barreled

Accepted Answer

Open-ended questions allow the caller to provide more detailed information, which can be helpful in emergency situations.

Question 13

During an interrogation the relationship between the interview and interviewee is clearly
A) Collaborative
B) Adversarial
C) Cooperative
D) Zero-history

Accepted Answer

During an interrogation, the relationship between the interviewer and interviewee is often adversarial, as the interviewer is trying to uncover potential wrongdoing or gather information that may implicate the interviewee in a crime. This can create tension and hostility between the two parties.

Question 14

Unlike most other interviews, a police interrogator may be encourage to:
A) Threaten the interviewee
B) Lie to the interviewee
C) Not establish a rapport with the interviewee
D) Not elicit feelings from the interviewee

Accepted Answer

Police interrogators are allowed to lie to the interviewee in order to obtain information or a confession. However, threatening the interviewee is not a legal tactic and establishing a rapport and eliciting feelings can also be effective in getting the interviewee to talk.

Question 15

Cross examinations should:
A) Either expose inconsistencies in the witness' direct testimony or undermine their credibility
B) Either enhance the witness' credibility or consistency
C) Only enhance the witness' credibility
D) Only enhance the witness' consistencies

Accepted Answer

The purpose of cross examination is to challenge the witness' credibility or their testimony by exposing inconsistencies. Therefore, the correct answer is A, which states that cross examinations should either expose inconsistencies in the witness' direct testimony or undermine their credibility. The other options, B, C, and D, are incorrect because they do not reflect the primary purpose of cross examination.

Question 16

Physicians usually want medical information presented as:
A) Life events
B) Feelings
C) Nonmetric
D) Data

Accepted Answer

Physicians usually want medical information presented as data, as this allows them to make objective, evidence-based decisions. While life events and feelings can be important in understanding a patient's overall health, they are less relevant when it comes to making clinical decisions. Nonmetric information may be useful in certain situations, but data is typically the most important type of information for a physician to have.

Question 17

Getting eye witnesses to focus on facts ("Was he taller than I am?") is this type of technique.
A) Cognitive
B) Social
C) Mug book
D) Reality-based

Accepted Answer

This technique involves using psychological methods to help witnesses accurately remember and recall details of a crime. Asking specific and factual questions, such as height comparisons, is a key part of this approach.

Question 18

In police interviewing, kinesics interviewing is monitoring a subject's:
A) Factual accounts
B) Vagueness
C) Nonverbal behavior
D) Group interactions

Accepted Answer

Kinesics interviewing involves observing and interpreting the nonverbal behavior of the subject, such as their body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. This can provide insight into their level of comfort, confidence, and potential deception. It does not involve monitoring factual accounts, vagueness, or group interactions.

Question 19

Not all medical interviews are information gathering, some can be:
A) Persuasive
B) Therapeutic
C) Legal
D) None of these

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic interviews focus on helping the patient understand and cope with their illness, rather than simply gathering information or making a diagnosis.

Quiz 12: Interviews in Context

Social remembering interviewing (in witness interviewing) involves:

Physicians often want objective data about a patient's condition. The patient often gives the information in this way.

Often, even the most verbose patients will become:

Medical interviews are used to gather information, build a relationship, and:

An Attorney may do any of the following in preparing a witness, EXCEPT:

When an attorney interviews their own witness on a stand it is this type of testimony.

"Voir dire"" is:

Depositions are:

The ""Selectivity Hypothesis"" suggests that people often misremember things because of selective attention, selective retention, and selective:

When answering questions, guilty people tend to be:

Police sometimes get a suspect to talk about anything, just to loosen them up and establish rapport. This is what kind of technique

During 911 calls, it has been found that callers have trouble answering these types of questions.

During an interrogation the relationship between the interview and interviewee is clearly

Unlike most other interviews, a police interrogator may be encourage to:

Cross examinations should:

Physicians usually want medical information presented as:

Getting eye witnesses to focus on facts ("Was he taller than I am?") is this type of technique.

In police interviewing, kinesics interviewing is monitoring a subject's:

Not all medical interviews are information gathering, some can be: